OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Tawera torresiana (Smith, 1884)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus torresiana Smith, 1884

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal [ 4-6 fathoms (approx. 7.3-11m) ]
eCode: in sand 
substrate: coral 
substrate: mud 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.130 General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1885. p.119 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Tawera Marwick, 1927
                        Tawera torresiana (Smith, 1884)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17874) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-07-03.